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The West’s War Against Islamic State
Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq
The West’s War Against Islamic State
Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq
Description
On the 29th of June 2014 ISIS declared the establishment of a caliphate stretching across territories in Iraq and Syria. In response, Operation Inherent Resolve, a US-led 77 nation coalition, was launched to respond to the threat of Islamic State. The West's War Against Islamic State offers the first history of Operation Inherent Resolve and the West's war against ISIS, from its inception in 2014 to the fall of Raqqa in 2017.
Andrew Mumford offers a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the military campaign deployed against ISIS in Syria and Iraq by examining the West's strategic objectives as well as the conflicting interests of rival powers, namely Russia, Iran and Turkey. By examining individual operational components of this military engagement such as drone usage, cyber warfare, special forces operations and sponsorship of guerrilla forces, this book offers a unique insight into the nature of modern warfare.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Operation Inherent Resolve and the Global Coalition
Chapter 2: American Policy from Obama to Trump
Chapter 3: Air Power and Drones
Chapter 4: Covert Action and Special Forces
Chapter 5: Proxy Warfare
Chapter 6: Cyber Warfare
Conclusion: Islamic State – Degraded but not Destroyed
Index
Product details
| Published | 28 Jan 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781786726124 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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